On Wed February 13 2008 19:08:50 Paul Johnson wrote: > Concerning the sound problem, does anybody know what the real root of > the problem is? > > PJ > > ps: is this informative? > > $ rpm -qa | grep pulse > pulseaudio-libs-glib2-0.9.8-5.fc8 > pulseaudio-libs-zeroconf-0.9.8-5.fc8 > pulseaudio-utils-0.9.8-5.fc8 > pulseaudio-libs-0.9.8-5.fc8 > alsa-plugins-pulseaudio-1.0.15-2.fc8 > akode-pulseaudio-2.0.1-9.fc8 > gstreamer-plugins-pulse-0.9.5-0.4.svn20070924.fc8 > pulseaudio-core-libs-0.9.8-5.fc8 > kde-settings-pulseaudio-3.5-36.fc8.1 > pulseaudio-0.9.8-5.fc8 > pulseaudio-module-x11-0.9.8-5.fc8 > pulseaudio-libs-0.9.8-5.fc8 > > $ alsacard > *** PULSEAUDIO: Unable to connect: Connection refused > Open error: Connection refused > 0 Sadly your kde system is infected with pulseaudio please try purging or try $ mplayer -ao pulse <media-of-your-choice> <rant> pulseaudio was never designed with kde in mind and only as an after thought, hence previously working out-the-box alsa hardware dies or performs badly in all F8 kde systems I've installed until complete removal. YMMV </rant> ...dex
